Cabinet for dishwashing machines



Oct. 7, 1947. L, A. LoEB CABINET FOR DISHWASHING MACHINES 5 Sheets-Sheet l l Filed Feb. 29, 1944 glpvuwmtm e i Z:

Oct. 7, 1947. A. LoEB CABINET FOR'QISHWASHING MACHINES Filed Feb. 29, 1944 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 7, 1947. L. A. LOEB CABINET FOR DrsHwAsHING MACHINES .Filed Feb. 29, 1944 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 which they are continued vertically, as shown at 25, these continuations being in substantially the same planesrashthe walls of the tank below the shoulders, and from the vertical portion 25 the walls are continued horizontally outwardly,

as at 26, and then downwardly, as at 21.

It may here be stated that, while the vertically In Fig. 6 of the drawings I have shown a dishwashing machine in which the cabinet is of somewhat modiiied form at the lower portion of the front side thereof. In this case the base structure comprising the legs II and member I2 is made of somewhat reduced size or dimension from front to back, so that the member I5, which extends along the front side of the device adjacenty the floor, will be recessed or spaced inwardly from the front face of the cabinet. This will enable the feet of a person standing at the front of the cabinet to project thereunder to extending portions and 21 are spaced a considerable distance apart at the front of 'the machine, as shown in Fig. 3, on the remaining sides" of the machine these parts will be spaced closely together.

The ornamental sides and front of the Ycabinet may conveniently comprise three members 0f As shown, there are provided two side members 28 and l29, thesemembers also extending around the front corners of the machine to form a part [of theV front face, as shown at 30 andV 3|, and

also similarly are turned inwardly at the back, as shown at 32 and 33. The frontV face of the cabinet between the opposed edges of the members 30 and 3I is formed of a singlev ornamental t downwardly turned portions 2l of the tank, as

sheet material Vextending from top to bottom or from they top to the outer base member I9.

shown in Figs. 3 and Il.V After these portions are slipped upwardly behind the flanges 21 as far as possible, their lower ends can then be moved inwardly and dropped down between the members I5 and I9 until they rest at their lower edges upon the spacing members I3. Thus they will be held against outward displacement by the flange 21 at the top, and Vbythe upper edge of the member I9 at the bottom. Y

In order to ll the space between the opposite edges of the member 34'and the adjacent edges l of the members 30 and 3| in a decorative manner, I provide a pair of strips 36, which, asY shown in Fig. 2, are T-shapedrin cross-sectional form, the web of the member extending into the n spacebetween the Vedges of the member 34 and the adjacent Yedges of the members 3B and 3I and the heads of the strips extending outwardly on each side of these spaces so as tov conceal the edges ofthe parts of the case. These strips may likewise be held inY 'place' by being slipped behind the'flanges 2l at their upper ends, and behind the base members I9 at their lower ends, so thatV they will lie at their lower ends in the .spaces between the members I5 andil9 and overlie at `these points the members 30,3'I and 34. AIf desired, these members may be made of a colorV con- -some extent.

' provided with corresponding portions 42 and 43,

these parts being secured to an upward extension Ialof theband I2 -by fastening members 44. It willY be understood that the portions of the side members corresponding to the parts 3U and 3l, shown in Fig. 2, will'likewise be provided Y with horizontally extending portions whichY will be secured inV like manner to the band I5. A

lifting member in the form of a relatively sturdy Y angle bar 45 is secured to the extension I2a by the membersj44, to provide means by which themachine may be lifted. Y Y

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I have shown a further Ymodiiication similar to Fig; 6, except that in this instance a spacer member I3*l and an outer ornamental base plate IHa are provided in addition to the b-and I5, and the lower portions 42a of` the strip members and the lower portion 46aV` of the front panel are dropped or pushed down# wardly between the band I5 andthe base plate I 9 'substantially as shown in Fig. 5,1and will f likewise have the same arrangement at the top,v

as shown in Fig. 3. Y A

That is, as shown in Figsf and '7, the structure is substantially like that previously described except that the front face of the case is recessed,- adjacent the base and the front panel sections, f

and the front strips are provided with inwardly and downwardly turned portions to besecured to the band I5, as in Fig. 6, or between the band I5 andthe lower base plate I9, as'shownin Fig. 7.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings Ihave shown aj liquid-level indicating device ,of simpleiand convenient form. In this case anou'tl'et pipe. 56.

communicateswith the tub or tank ID at its inner Vend,and at its outer end with anupright cylin-j drical member 5I in which is mounted a float 52.

. This cylindrical member 5I is, as shown/in Figs.

trasting to that of the rest of the cabinet forA ornamental purposes. Y Y

It will thus be seen that'the ornamental sides and face of the cabinet may be conveniently put into place without the use of anyfastening means 'l other than the member IS and the flanges 2l, so that a decorative case or cabinet is provided and secured to theY tank Yand working parts 0f the device in a simple andY economical way. A rear plate V38 may be secured to the rear. side'of the Y tank, as shown in Fig. 2,*and secured to the I members I6 and Il by screws or other'ffastening devices Y39.1

1 and 3, mounted Vwithin the space between` the front of the'tank'andthe front panel members, it being disposed adjacent a corner of the case.

A link 53 is connected at its lower end totheV Y iloat 52, and pivotally connectedat Y54 to aV lever.,V 55 pivoted to the tank at 5I,Y which lever carries uponV one end an indicating device 5l-projecting Y Y Ythrough a Yslot 58 in the panel 34 so;a,sfto.be

visiblek from without the casing. `.It`V will be apparent that as the oat moves up VVand down. Yin Vresponse tothe level of the water in the member 5I, which level is the same'asthat withinthe tank IIJ due to`its communication 'Y therewith through the tube so, the indicator 5i. will'move within theY slot' 58 and thus indicate when the water in Vthe tank has reached the?Y desired level. Y

. It will be' noted mates' shown in Fig. e`,- the Y indicator 5T willmo'vedownwardly as the level of water in the tank rises. If it is desired that the indicating member move upwardly as the water level rises, the construction shown in Fig. 9 may be employed, wherein the link 53 is pivoted to a lever 55a, which is in turn pivoted to the tank at 56a, the point of connection of the link 53 with the lever being between its pivot and the indicating member 51. In other respects the construction shown in Fig. 9 is similar to that shown in Fig. 8.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings I have shown a somewhat modied form of construction in which the tank Ill is supported between two cabinets 60 and 6 l. These cabinets may be provided with U-shaped brackets E2 and 63 which receive between the arms thereof the downturned sides 21a of the tank, these sides corresponding to the parts 21, shown in Fig. 3. T-shaped strips 64 and 65 may be employed between the upper surfaces 25a of the tank and the upper surfaces 66 of the cabinets so as to close any gap between the cabinets and the tub.

In this instance the tub is arranged to be employed as a sink as well as a receptacle or tank for dishwashers, and for this purpose a sink receptacle G1 may be inserted through the tank opening, which receptacle 61 is provided with an inclined outwardly projecting flange A68 designed to rest upon the shoulder 24a. As shown, the tank is provided with a swinging top 10 pvoted to the tank upon the hinge pins 1I, the cover being shown in raised position in Fig. 10.

When the cover is in raised position it will be seen that the sink member 61 may be inserted or removed from the tank or tub l0, and when in position therein the flange 68 will rest upon the shoulder 211a so that the sink member will be given suitable support. The sink member may be provided with a drain opening 12 and plug 13, of usual construction. Above the cabinet B0 is shown a water connection 14 from which hot or cold water may be run into the tub or sink. The tub IU is provided with a drain 15 and drain plug 16, which may be of any preferred construction. A dish rack 11 is shown in the upper portion of the tub, which rack is foldable so that it may be moved to the folded position shown in order to make room for the sink member 61.

While I have shown and described some preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to allof 6 the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claim.

What I claim is:

A dishwashing machine comprising a tank provided at its upper end with a horizontally disposed surrounding shelf portion and a downwardly depending flange at the outer edge of said portion, supporting means for the tank comprising a frame having a rectangular base portion, inner and outer sheet metal base bands secured to said base portion in spaced relation with each other to leave an upwardly facing opening therebetween, an outer casing comprising a plurality of vertically extending panel members, said panel members having their upper edges inserted behind said depending flange of the tank and their lower ends inserted into said opening between the base bands, said panel members comprising a pair of side panels having angular portionsa extending over the side edges of the front side of the tank and a front panel member disposed between said angular portions and vertically disposed strip-like members spanning the edges of said front panel member and adjacent side panels, and said strip members having their upper ends inserted behind the tank flange and the lower ends inserted between said base bands.

LAWRENCE A. LOEB.

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